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After posting a rise in profit, Activision has confirmed that Guitar Hero 6 will be released this autumn followed by DJ Hero 2. The announcements come alongside the publisher’s new plans to cut the amount of music games in the future, emphasising fewer titles with greater quality. In a conference …
Read More »New Vegas to top Fallout 3 sales?
Bethesda believes Fallout: New Vegas can top the phenomenal success of its 2008 predecessor, Fallout 3. The new game, developed by Obsidian Entertainment, is due for release in Q4. Fallout 3 debuted at No.1 in the ELSPA/GfK Chart-Track All Formats charts and managed to shift 4.7m copies worldwide in its …
Read More »Infinity Ward IS working on new COD
Activision has confirmed that Infinity Ward will definitely be working on a new Call Of Duty title. During the publisher’s latest financial call to investors, Activision president Bobby Kotick said that despite the recent drama, Infinity Ward remains an important process” to the Call Of Duty brand, according to VG247. …
Read More »Lucasarts president resigns
Darrell Rodriguez leaves studio with several members of his executive team
Read More »Revealed: The most successful studios in the world
The Develop 100, our ranking of the top most lucrative game studios, goes live
Read More »Natal and Move wont save retail
Though Sony and, in particular, Microsoft are selling their upcoming motion sensing controllers as brand new console platforms, one analyst has said that the motion revolution will not get retail out of its current hole. Specifically, only a brand new generation of machines will be enough to reverse retail’s dwindling …
Read More »ESA: â??The world is coming to E3â??
U.S. Expo top man Michael D. Gallagher is confident of a big event this June
Read More »UK games market recovers from slump
The UK games market has bounced back following a collapse in retail sales two weeks ago. Last week MCV revealed that the UK games market’s weekly value had fallen to its lowest point in four years. According to data from Gfk Chart-Track, the games market was worth just 13.5 million …
Read More »Capcom profits plummet 73%
Capcom has suffered a 73.1 per cent drop in profits over the last twelve months. The Resident Evil publisher saw net sales fall to 2.17 billion Yen (16m), down from eight billion Yen (60m) the year before. Sales decreased from 91.8 billion Yen (679.7m) to 66.8 billion Yen (494m), a …
Read More »OPINION: Gamescom gets serious
Gamescom’s plans to offer 100 retailer reps free flights to its August trade fair in Cologne borders on genius. Yes, I’m sure the offer will be over-subscribed, and leave a number of applicants disappointed – but as a statement of intent it says a lot about how seriously the show …
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